While 35 percent of New Jersey voters agree with Gov. Christopher Christie that the people on
the "Jersey Shore" reality show act badly because they're New Yorkers, 19 percent agree with
New York Gov. David Paterson that the Jersey Shore environment causes people to act badly,
according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Another 46 percent are undecided.

New Jersey voters say 54 - 20 percent that the reality show is bad for the Garden State.
In a bi-partisan show of unity, Republicans agree 57 - 18 percent while Democrats agree 52 - 22
percent. Men say the show is bad for the state 51 - 25 percent and women agree 57 - 15
percent.

By a 51 - 11 percent margin, voters have an unfavorable opinion of "Jersey Shore."

"New Jerseyans to New York: Keep your low-lifes at home and away from our
seashore," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "Garden
State voters don't like the show and believe it's bad for the state. They back Gov. Christopher
Christie over Gov. David Paterson almost 2-1 in deciding who to blame for the hijinx of Snooki,
The Situation and the rest."

From August 9 - 17, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,190 New Jersey voters, with a
margin of error of +/- 2.8 percentage points.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public
opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio and
nationally as a public service and for research.
For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or
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15. Is your opinion of the MTV show Jersey Shore favorable, unfavorable, or
haven't you heard enough about it?

17. Do you agree with Gov. Christie that people on the Jersey Shore act
badly because they are from New York or do you agree with New York
Gov. Paterson that the Jersey shore environment causes people to act badly?